St. Louis, Missouri, is home for Paul and his wife. Two adult children have careers and families now. He holds a doctorate from St. Louis University and is a retired Professor Emeritus from Southeast Missouri State University. Paul taught as an adjunct professor for Missouri University and its doctoral leadership program. Today outside the halls of academia, he now writes short stories and works as an executive editor for The Clearing House Journal of Education.
In a very different life, Dr. Watkins served in Viet Nam with the 3rd Marine Division as a Corpsman from 1967 to 1968.
